Detectives have obtained a warrant for the suspect in a fatal shooting that took place at Pat Hurley Park.

Chris Rodriguez, 17, was apprehended Tuesday, shortly after the warrant was filed, as he appeared in metropolitan court on unrelated charges.

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Isaiah Albright, 14, was killed in the July 27 drive-by shooting. Two other teens were also hurt.

"That night will never leave my mind. I think about that night. It's the first thing I think of in the morning and the last thing I think of when I go to bed," said Albright's mother, Stephanie Pacheco. "For a while I thought maybe (there wouldn't be an arrest) and that maybe we'd be one of those families that never found justice."

Documents say Albright went to the park because one of his friends wanted to fight Rodriguez. Witnesses told police the two had planned it through Facebook messages.

Detectives pulled phone records and found Rodriguez's phone in the area of the park that night.

A red Chevy Impala spotted at the park matched the description of a car registered to Rodriguez's father.

Pacheco is relieved, but not overjoyed.

"He's a kid, too," she said. "And I feel really, really bad for his family. I think of what I'm going through and I wouldn't wish this on anybody."

At the time, police said they'd be doing extra patrols in the area and put a mobile camera back at the park. They added they can't do it alone and need the help of parents.

The city says it plans to purchase more mobile cameras to keep an eye on more of its parks. That should happen over the next few months.